Hydrocarbon-engine.



R. HUFF. HYDROGARBON ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1907.

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HYDROGARBON ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1907.

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Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Application filed August 30; 1907'. Serial No.'39 11,770..

To all'whom may concern.

Be it known that I, RUSSELL. Horn, acitizen of the United States, and residing 1n Detroit, lVayne county, Michigan, have inengine, supported from the crank case, and

also to provide means for lubricating the bearings which are outside of the crank case proper by means of the splash system within the crank case.

'. With these objects in view the invention consists in providing a connection between the bearings and the interior of the crank case whereby the vapor of the oil produced in said case by the splash system is conveyed to the bearings for lubricating purposes, and

'it also consists in providing double bearings for the working shafts supported by the crank case.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a plan view partly in section, showing the invention ap lied to a crank case; Fig.

2 is a tross section uponthe line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings I have shown the crank case 1 made up of three sections united by bolts, but in so far as the present invention is concerned the particular form of crank case is not material. Within the crank case is mounted the crank shaft 2 supported in the bearing 3 carried by the end wall 4: of the crank case. This end wall 4 has therein bearings 5, 6, for the cam shafts 7 8, which Extendin beyond the side walls of the crank case an constituting continuations of the end wall 4 are the web extensions 9 and 10. Parallel to the webs 9 and 10 are the webs 11 and 12 which are shown integral with the crank case and which have cross webs 13 and 14 and 15 and 16 uniting them with the webs 9 and 10 to form hollow pockets or inclosed arms which communicate with the interior of the crank case. The webs 9 and 11 have near theirouter ends alined bearings 17, 18 for the counter shaft 19 which drives the water pump 20, and-thewebs 10;and:12 'ha.v.e alined; bearings 21, 22; for the oounten shaft 23, which drives the magneto 245. The. shafts 19 and. 23 have detachable joints 27:, 28:

It will be noted that all of. the shafts mentioned are parallel and eachcarries on its outer end beyond the bearings mentioned a gear. wheel. These gear wheels 25. inter: mesh so that each of: the shafts isdriven from the crank shaft. 2., These gear'wheels are in a gear casefor-med on the end of: the crank case by the cover. plate 26 which. is attached in any suitable manner to the-crank case and to the outer ends of; the webs 9- and 10. V f

The crankcase l is. adapted. to contain, oil which is splashed. and thrown. about by. the

turning of the cranks so that itwill reach I therein will pass into these extensions and will lubricate the bearings 1:7, 18 and 21-, 22. The two-webs not only convey the oil. vapor to the bearings, but. alsomake the double bearings and thereby increase the strength and stability of the bearings. The bottom walls of these extensions. fnorn the crank; case are made inclined so that any surplus .oil. thrown into them will be returned by gravity to the crank case.

Having thus'described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. Ina hydrocarbon engine, a crank case adapted to contain oil and having a narrow hollow arm extendin laterally from the body of the case, sai arm having alined bearings in its walls, a crank shaft mounted in the crank case, a counter shaft mountedin said alined bearings, and means for driving the counter shaft from the crank shaft, the alined bearings of the counter shaft being arranged to be lubricated by oil splashed from the body of the crank case into said hollow arm.

2.- In a hydrocarbon engine, a crank case adapted to contain oil and having a narrow hollow arm extending laterally from the body of the, case, said arm having. alined bearings in its walls, a crank shaft mounted in the crank case, a counter shaft mounted in said alined bearings, means for driving the counter shaft from the crank shaft, the

3. In a hydrocarbon engine, thecombina- 1 tion with a crank case having oppositely arranged laterally extending narrow hollow arms, the opposite walls of each of the arms being'provided with alined bearings, of a' crank shaft mounted in the crank case, a counter shaft on each side of the crank case, each counter shaft having its end portion mounted inthe alined bearingsoof its respective arm, and means for communicating movement from the crank shaft to the counter shaft, the counter shaft bearings being arranged to be lubricated by oil splashed into said arms by the crank shaft and the lower walls of the arms being adapted to returnthe surplus oil to the crank case.

4. In a hydrocarbon engine, the combination with a crank case, of web extensions projecting beyond the side walls of the crank case, a second web extending from the case upon each side thereof near the first web, connecting walls joining the webs upon each side to form extensions of the crank case chamber, and bearings in the said Webs.

5. In a hydrocarbon engine, the combination of a crank case, a hollow arm extending laterally from said crank case and communicating with the interior thereof, a crank shaft bearing in the end wall of the crank case, alined bearings for the counter-shaft in 1 the walls of the hollow arm, a train of gears outside of the crank case connecting the crank shaft and counter-shaft, and a cover for said gears, the hollow arm providing for the lubrication of the counter-shaft bearings by oil splashed from the crank case.

6. In a hydrocarbon engine, the combination of a crank case, hollow arms extending in opposite directions from the crank case and communicating with the interior thereof, a-crank shaft having a bearing in the end wall of the crank case, a counter-shaft on each side of the crank case, each countershaft having two alined bearings in the walls of its respective hollow arm, trains of gears connecting the crank shaft with the countershafts for driving the latter, and a cover over said gears and forming, together with the crank case and hollow arms, a gear case, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a hydrocarbon engine, the combination with a crank case having a wall extending across one end thereof, of a web extension projecting beyond the side wall of the crank case, a second web extending from the crank case near the first web, connecting walls )(Ylning the webs to form an extension of the crank case chamber, and hearings in said webs.

RUSSELL .HUFF.

Witnesses:

MILTON TIBBETTS, CLARA I. DALE. 

